Kenny Higgs vs. Hassan Whiteside Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hassan Whiteside and Kenny Higgs, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Kenny Higgs played 3 years in the NBA, 7 less than Hassan Whiteside, who played 10. Kenny Higgs had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Hassan Whiteside had his rookie season in 2010-11. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Kenny Higgs |
3 |
1 |
1978-79 to 1981-82 |
Hassan Whiteside |
10 |
4 |
2010-11 to 2021-22 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
68 |
15.4 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.766 |
Hassan Whiteside |
1 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Kenny Higgs didn't play in 1979-80.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
72 |
23.5 |
7.8 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
5.7 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
.441 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.118 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.814 |
Hassan Whiteside |
18 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.417 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Hassan Whiteside didn't play in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
76 |
22.3 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
6.2 |
.432 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.190 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.817 |
Hassan Whiteside |
48 |
23.8 |
11.8 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
5.1 |
8.1 |
.628 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
3.3 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
3 |
18.0 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
.381 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
.583 |
Hassan Whiteside |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
73 |
29.1 |
14.2 |
3.3 |
8.6 |
11.8 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
9.3 |
.606 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.9 |
4.5 |
.650 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
10 |
29.1 |
12.0 |
2.6 |
8.3 |
10.9 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
6.9 |
.681 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
4.4 |
.591 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
77 |
32.6 |
17.0 |
3.8 |
10.3 |
14.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
12.6 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.9 |
4.6 |
.628 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
54 |
25.3 |
14.0 |
3.2 |
8.2 |
11.4 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
5.8 |
10.7 |
.540 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.703 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
5 |
15.4 |
5.2 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
2.6 |
.615 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
72 |
23.3 |
12.3 |
3.6 |
7.8 |
11.3 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
9.4 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.125 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
.449 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
67 |
30.0 |
15.5 |
3.9 |
9.7 |
13.5 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
6.5 |
10.5 |
.621 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.571 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
.686 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
5 |
21.2 |
6.8 |
1.4 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
4.8 |
.542 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
36 |
15.2 |
8.1 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
6.2 |
.563 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
.519 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
65 |
17.9 |
8.2 |
2.6 |
5.0 |
7.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
.652 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
2.6 |
.623 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kenny Higgs |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Hassan Whiteside |
6 |
10.8 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.417 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.250 |